<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Heather Moll Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heather Moll is the author of romantic Jane Austen variations.]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/articles</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:07:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.heathermollauthor.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ Real places inspiring fiction—how Woodcote Park got into a Jane Austen variation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woodcote Park engraving by John Hassell c. 1816 While plotting what I was then calling “the horse racing book”, I needed an estate that was near to the Epsom race course so my family and their guests could easily walk to take in all the race week events. At the least, they needed to be a short carriage ride away. And rather than make up my own geography of Surrey, I looked at old maps and read about estates from the area for inspiration for the size and style house of someone who would be...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/how-woodcote-park-got-into-a-jane-austen-variation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4a83690b4365cb8601534</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_364c20eb179a464daba96a50bfbcbc2d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_478,h_393,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regency parlor games and kissing forfeits—with pictures!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought I’d share a few illustrations that highlight the hilarity of regency-era parlor games as well as the freedom they gave members of the opposite sex to interact closely. Sometimes very, very closely.   This is plate 46, Le dessous du chandelier, from Le Bon Genre 1812. Le Bon Genre: Observations sur les modes et les usages de Paris was a series of satirical prints highlighting social trends and leisure activities. In this print, two men and three women are using candlesticks for...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-parlor-games-and-kissing-forfeits-with-pictures</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab542e61f93d48436e343a6</guid><category><![CDATA[Regency Era]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:20:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_3093a9bb8be344039012e660f689f1f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New JAFF release and a Giveaway and Excerpt for Her Affections and Wishes]]></title><description><![CDATA[House party? Parlor games? No Wickham? Darcy and Elizabeth get together early? Her Affections and Wishes is out now and is set at Woodcote Park a month after Hunsford. Neither one is thrilled to be there—until they learn the other is also staying. Below is an excerpt from when Darcy finally has a chance to talk to Elizabeth alone when they both find themselves at Woodcote Park. They're at an assembly where Darcy has danced every dance and finally gathered the courage to ask Elizabeth to dance...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/giveaway-and-excerpt-for-her-affections-and-wishes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a84b11ee009b3510d38ff64</guid><category><![CDATA[Her Affections and Wishes]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_dc7114eb792d4cb3b60f872693f1e8a0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Way: Her Affections and Wishes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming soon is a post-Hunsford, kissing only, full-length Jane Austen variation. There's no Wickham and there are parlor games. The premise to this story came to me when I wanted to learn more about English horse races and the events of a "race meeting." It turned out to be a great backdrop to a group gathering at an estate—we'd use the term house party now even if our regency friends wouldn't. Darcy and Elizabeth are both reluctant to be at Woodcote Park, which is located within walking...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/on-the-way-her-affections-and-wishes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a709fa2505bf6cad94d73eb</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Her Affections and Wishes]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:34:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_88dd70994f094de081909b2feb4f96f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, Jeweler of the Regency]]></title><description><![CDATA[I work in a piece of Georgian jewelry into all of my stories. Sometimes they’re sentimental gifts and sometimes they’re significant plot points. In this era, London was filled with independent jewelers and goldsmiths catering to all social levels. Austen’s characters visit Thomas Gray’s in Sackville Street, and the nobility patronized Philips and Hamlet’s. But by far the most iconic and well-known jewelry store in Napoleonic-era England was Rundell, Bridge, &#38; Rundell. Rundell and Bridge trade...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/rundell-bride-and-rundell-jeweler-of-the-regency</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689e271a6aa481be4923597d</guid><category><![CDATA[Regency Era]]></category><category><![CDATA[Georgian Jewelry]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_b666f97fe46b4285994fe16141e6c6f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_507,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the right price for an ebook?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I received this message about the price of a recent release when I offered a $0.99 sale on a different, older book: “I’d buy (newest book) outright if you brought down the price.” I followed up and said since it wasn’t in their budget right now to look out in future newsletters for when the new book they wanted was on sale for $0.99 and I thanked them for being a subscriber. They replied with the implication that I make the book free on a fanfic site. I used to do that. I loved it and met...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/what-s-the-right-price-for-an-ebook</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b09e9a035364d38b2ba6df</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_81bfd898a9444e04bf675706e4ec395e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Word Choice Part 7: is it regency or modern?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think a lot about word choice and language use when writing and my goal is to be as accurate to the time as possible. That means trips to Google Ngram and looking up etymology to see if the word I want was in use the way I want to use it when I set my book, usually 1811-1813. Of course, readability trumps accuracy, and no word choice should hurt a modern reader. I'll use a modern word before I offend someone, no matter how accurate it might have been in Austen's day. Words aren't the only...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/word-choice-part-7-is-it-regency-or-modern</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67193866dc509847d188cb11</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d83bd3c21df94d5286771b9bc07e8541.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time and Travel Distance in Pride and Prejudice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Realistic travel times for Pride and Prejudice locations, with some reasonable guesses for where those made up places might be.]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/time-and-travel-distance-in-pride-and-prejudice</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68043e085473c994f1bc4c57</guid><category><![CDATA[Regency Era]]></category><category><![CDATA[A Most Natural Consequence]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_e03fa9361a114015950be5f96418cc56~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgian Jewelry: Aigrettes]]></title><description><![CDATA[C 1790-1810 Aigrette crescent and spray. Silver with an open-back and set with pastes. I always enjoy working Georgian jewelry into a book. Sometimes it’s a thoughtful gift, and often that gift ties in to a theme of the story. And other times, in the process of searching out jewelry while I’m plotting, that piece of jewelry ends up being a plot point. In A Most Natural Consequence, a meaningful gift and a plot point came together with a diamond aigrette.   An aigrette is a hair ornament...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/georgian-jewelry-aigrettes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6805421f0306f55bd56cef1b</guid><category><![CDATA[Georgian Jewelry]]></category><category><![CDATA[A Most Natural Consequence]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:02:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_30a428dc3492491183746ca979dfb7cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Most Natural Consequence Excerpt and Giveaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm excited that A Most Natural Consequence came out last week! Scroll for an excerpt from this forced marriage scenario where they agree to work together to make their marriage a success... and deal with a villainous Wickham and fall in love at the same time. They’re trying to navigate an unexpected marriage. But blackmail, lies, and their own insecurities could wreck their happily ever after… Elizabeth is in Ramsgate with her mother and Kitty and Lydia at the same time as Darcy, Wickham,...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/a-most-natural-consequence-excerpt-and-giveaway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698a087fd471d728ee690d5a</guid><category><![CDATA[A Most Natural Consequence]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:30:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_dc3b6672a1b14dd7be86e1ac419caa18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regency cooking: syllabub]]></title><description><![CDATA[I returned to the  Jane Austen Cookbook  to make that well-known dessert favorite syllabub. Or, at least well known if you’re a Georgian-era super fan. Syllabub is mix of alcohol and dairy, and sugar, depending on how sweet your alcohol is. Variations of this English dessert go back to the 16th century. There’s a mention in a 1537 play ‘A New Interlude Called Thersites’, which states: “You and I… Muste walke to him and eate a solybubbe.” The word syllabub possibly comes from Sille, an area in...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-cooking-syllabub</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68681e93d7f2edd2bbad4601</guid><category><![CDATA[Regency Cooking]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:59:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_54c17d0500fe4f6dbe0c9e452dfbd136~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_768,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the way: A Most Natural Consequence]]></title><description><![CDATA[In March, I'm bringing out a forced marriage but-they-already-kinda-like-each-other book! In A Most Natural Consequence , Mrs. Bennet takes Elizabeth, Kitty, and Lydia to Ramsgate in the summer of 1811 and while there, the girls befriend lonely Georgiana Darcy and amiable George Wickham. All goes awry when Darcy visits and Wickham pursues Lydia. She’s protecting her family from disgrace. He’s shielding his from slander. Trapped in a compromising situation, can they find a path to love?  ...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/on-the-way-a-most-natural-consequence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688f4600f741774de100b54b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:08:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_dc3b6672a1b14dd7be86e1ac419caa18~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regency Indian curry]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been meaning to make this recipe since I first saw it in Jane Austen's Cookbook,  especially since it was from Martha Lloyd’s...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-indian-curry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686678843521e3532615935c</guid><category><![CDATA[Regency Cooking]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:04:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_0f1f3efa72ca44bda1f3103c3ab896bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regency medical practitioners ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you're sick in 1812, which doctor are you calling: physician, surgeon, or an apothecary? They're not the same, and they can't all be...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/regency-medical-practitioners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d4d7cc84cfe914c8ab2c6f</guid><category><![CDATA[Regency Era]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:57:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_f4ed57e8a10f4e2690c880c1e983620b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Word Choice Part 6: Is it regency or modern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you ever read a regency romance or JAFF and come across a word that sounds too modern for Georgian England? Well, it's always a good idea to check your assumptions! This article delves into my words and phrases I've found that might sound mdoern, but were actually appropriate for regency-set books.]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/word-choice-part-6-is-it-regency-or-modern</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680385f30b02377df230f179</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:06:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d83bd3c21df94d5286771b9bc07e8541.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Requirements for Love Excerpt and Giveaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m excited to tell you about my next Love in London kisses-only book Requirements for Love.  In all of these books, Darcy and Elizabeth...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/requirements-for-love-excerpt-and-giveaway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6899ce52fc810a67e3190da9</guid><category><![CDATA[Requirements for Love]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:45:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_bc1e0d09a4d24b988873cc62354afb73~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_721,h_940,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the way: Requirements for Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[In September, I'll put out another installment in my Love in London series! These unordered kisses-only books take place with Darcy and...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/on-the-way-requirements-for-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686277d7759f083af988c456</guid><category><![CDATA[Requirements for Love]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:24:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_188db76bee13441684dcfe37a43adf35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gothic literature and Jane Austen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loving Miss Tilney  is about Eleanor Tilney, a secondary character in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey , which itself is a parody of the...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/gothic-literature-and-jane-austen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63c9697151f0b880be5fea81</guid><category><![CDATA[Regency Era]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jane Austen]]></category><category><![CDATA[Loving Miss Tilney]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_0e8404653b49475798c125e72f94f97b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_999,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Word Choice Part 5: Is it regency or modern?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been keeping track of some of the modern sounding words that come up while writing historical fiction. Sometimes, I look up words...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/word-choice-part-5-is-it-regency-or-modern</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6717de3cabec66d160474515</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:27:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d83bd3c21df94d5286771b9bc07e8541.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without Undue Pride is a winner!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without Undue Pride  won silver in romance in ﻿The Independent Publisher Book Awards for 2025! The IPPY Awards is an affiliated awards...]]></description><link>https://www.heathermollauthor.com/post/without-undue-pride-is-a-winner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831ec10905d5dd1ac0eaca0</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Without Undue Pride]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:05:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1b4916_d231b1b92a0b467f98d3376f7ef701a8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Moll</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>